The Florida Model for America with Governor Ron DeSantis
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.6 • 65.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
When Ron DeSantis took over Florida, it was a purple state. Now, it's trending redder with every passing year. How did that happen? Gov. DeSantis joins Charlie to talk about his new book, The Courage to Be Free. The governor walks through how he overcame initial public doubts and achieved far-reaching success by following his instincts instead of fake media advice. It’s a can't-miss episode with lessons for voters and lawmakers in all of America's red and purple states.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Today, the Charlie Kirk Show, Ron DeSantis joins us. He talks about his record as governor of Florida and talks about his new book. You guys can get it at DeSantisbook.com. That is DeSantisbook.com. |
| 0:14.0 | Subscribe to our podcast by opening up your podcast app and typing in Charlie Kirk Show. Get involved with Turning Point USA at TPSA.com. That is |
| 0:23.6 | TPUSA.com. Buckle up, everybody. Here we go. Charlie, what you've done is incredible here. |
| 0:29.9 | Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus. I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:35.3 | Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks. |
| 0:39.7 | I want to thank Charlie. |
| 0:40.7 | He's an incredible guy. |
| 0:42.5 | His spirit, his love of this country. |
| 0:44.1 | He's done an amazing job. |
| 0:48.9 | Building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point USA. We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives, and we are going to fight for freedom |
| 0:55.9 | on campuses across the country. That's why we are here. |
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| 1:09.8 | Leadership is so hard to find in today's America. |
| 1:14.6 | Florida is a blueprint, or you could say it's a red print for the rest of the nation, |
| 1:20.7 | whether it be holding Disney to a transparent standard, getting rid of critical race theory, not mandating the vaccine, |
| 1:31.2 | functioning schools, not just functioning schools, but flourishing schools, a booming economy, |
| 1:38.0 | incredible achievements across the board on educational issues, anti-crime bills that are being passed |
| 1:48.3 | to actually hold criminals accountable. It's one thing after the other. And Florida has done such |
| 1:53.7 | an exceptional job every time I see something that happens in Florida. Asked myself, |
| 1:59.7 | why are other Republicans not doing this? Well, joining us now is America's governor, an author of the new book that you could find |
| 2:05.9 | at DeSantisbook.com, The Courage to Be Free, Governor Ron DeSantis. Governor, welcome back to the program. |
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